Day 4,589—Back to School—

 

Start time: 4:33 a.m.

        What an amazing respite! Sure, I have to go back to work today, but I made the most of my one day off yesterday, and I did a lot of things I haven’t had time to do recently. I am extremely disappointed about the School Board vote to close schools this week. I am not disappointed because schools are closing. I know closing schools is a necessary step, and I have known that for a long time. I am disappointed because district leaders are doing nothing to cut spending at the district level, which is still out of control. More importantly, the district has done very little to support teachers and staff who work directly with students, and that’s obviously wrong, so I wonder why this area isn’t getting more attention. I wrote the school board to address these concerns, but it wasn’t as focused or as timely as I had wanted. I know my words aren’t necessarily going to make a difference anyway, but I would have liked to give it a better shot at mattering.

        Today I ran a similar route to yesterday, and I in general like going over on that side of the train tracks and running through that new neighborhood. It is more lively during the day, but in the morning it is pretty quiet. I always feel bad for the wildlife that has been displaced over there, but I like having another quiet area to run, and the little trail that they made when they developed the area. It is probably one of the shortest trails ever, but it is something, and it isn’t an area that I go to all the time.